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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • June 24, 2026

    Squires Seeks Patent Ax Explanation In $93M Samsung Row

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to explain why it found part of a Pictiva Displays organic light-emitting diode patent invalid, after a Texas jury rejected Samsung's invalidity defense and told it to pay $92.6 million for infringing the patent.

  • June 24, 2026

    AT&T Tells FCC It's Time To OK End Of Copper In California

    The Federal Communications Commission has already found untrue the reasons California has given for why it won't let AT&T stop providing telephone service through legacy copper wires, the telecom giant said Wednesday, arguing the agency should let it go over the state's head and stop using copper lines.

  • June 24, 2026

    DirecTV Calls For FCC To Rework Spectrum Sharing Regs

    DirecTV is worried that the revamp the Federal Communications Commission has planned for spectrum sharing rules in two bands critical to satellite operations do not provide enough protection against interference and wants the agency to make a few changes.

  • June 24, 2026

    New Expert Group Pushes Policies To Foster NGSO Satellites

    A new trade group has been created and will advocate in Washington, D.C., for the top priorities of the fast-growing nongeostationary orbit satellite industry, according to a Wednesday announcement.

  • June 24, 2026

    Prison Phone Co. Seeks Rate Cap Waivers From FCC

    One of the country's largest prison phone service providers has asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive certain rate caps on inmates' audio and video calls at hundreds of locations, saying it will otherwise be unable to recoup its costs at those sites.

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  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
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  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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  • Labor and employment suits
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
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  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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